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Ion blaster

Canon Legends version → Linked from 108 articles

Ion blasters, also known as ionization blasters, and Droid blaster, were handheld weapons used by the Jawas of Tatooine while hunting for salvage. These customized blasters fired particles of ionized energy to disable the electrical systems of droids, rendering them powerless. When used against living creatures, they could be used as stun weapons.

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Facts

Model
Handcrafted ion blaster pistol
Culture
Jawas
Creators
Jawas
Locations
Tatooine
Cost
250 credits
Size
Handheld
Weight
3 kilograms
Capacity
1 shot
Range
8 meters (optimal)
12 meters (39 ft) (maximum)
Purpose
Droid immobilization
Affiliations
Jawas

Appearances

30 works, in story order
  1. Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
  2. Star Wars Battlefront II
  3. Probe Droid Problem
  4. Star Wars Outlaws: Low Red Moon
  5. Crossing the Line
  6. An Old Hope
  7. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  8. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (first appearance)
  9. Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
  10. Star Wars: Heroes Path
  11. Star Wars Battlefront
  12. Battlefront II: Inferno Squad
  13. Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure
  14. Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run 1
  15. Darth Vader (2015) 1
  16. Doctor Aphra (2016) 11
  17. Age of Rebellion - Jabba the Hutt 1
  18. Star Wars (2020) 22
  19. Star Wars Outlaws
  20. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  21. Shadow Fall: An Alphabet Squadron Novel
  22. The Mandalorian Junior Novel
  23. The Mandalorian: Season 1: Volume 1
  24. Chapter 2: The Child
  25. The Mandalorian 2
  26. Chapter 5: The Gunslinger
  27. Chapter 8: Redemption
  28. Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land (in a flashback)
  29. Eyes Like Stars
  30. Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
Non-canon appearances: 1
  1. Star Wars: Puzzle Droids

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